Hypodermic-syringe-holding attachment for bottles.



G. R. SGHIMMBL. HYPODERMIO SYRIN'GE HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES. APPLIBATIQN I'LLED 0017.4; 1912.

1,1 16,493. Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

1.. WASHINGTON. n" c.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHbTOJJTh prism) s'ra'rns ra rnnr OFFICE.

GUSTAV R. SCI'IIMMEL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HYPODERIJIIO-SYRINGE-HOLIDINGr ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUSTAV R. SCHIMMEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of l vayne and State of Michigan, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Hypodermic-Syringe-Holding Attachments for Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

in. the use of hypodermic instruments and syringes the packing of the plungers and the washers which are necessary in such instrrunents of this character as are made of metal, frequently dry, so that the instrument does not operate effectively. Where all glass syringes are used the plungers are liable to stick. The needles for such instruments frequently have to be wired or otherwise cleaned before use and provision must be made against corrosion or contamination of any sort.

l his invention relates to a sterilizer and protector for hypodermic instruments whereby the packing or plunger is kept in workable condition and whereby damage to the needle is guarded against and the latter is kept clean so that it does not need to be wired or otherwise attended to before use.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the crawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a sterilizer and protector that embodies features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a View in front elevation of the instrument; Fig. 3 is a view in elevation showing the modification of the protector for use with instruments that are not provided with finger holds, showing such an instrument supported in the protector and indicating the adjustment of the protector for use with an instrument that has a finger hold; and Fig. -l is a plan view of the modification.

As herein shown in preferred form a suitable container l, preferably a salt-mouth bottle, is partially encircled at its neck by a spring clip 2 which may be readily sna 3ped on and off and which is provided with an upright stem 3 that may be formed intogrally thereon. A thumb screw 4: in screwthreaded engagement with the stem 3, passes through a longitudinal slot 5 of a rack 6, an outturned lug 7 on the end of the stem 3 co- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 4, 1912.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914. serial No. 723,828.

operating with the screw to hold the rack in alinement. The latter has a pair of substantially parallel arms 8 that are sli htly hollowed to form a secure resting place for the finger pull 9 of a hypodermic syringe or the like. The latter when suspended in the rack passes loosely through the mouth of the container 1 and by proper adjustment of the rack on the stem. any syringe may be so supported that the needle point thereof hangs freely in a solution in the container without touching the bottom of the vessel.

For supporting an instrument that does not have a finger pull or equivalent memher the rack is modified as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The forwardly projecting arms 11 which of themselves can support an instrument with a finger pull, are provided with pivot apertures near their outer extremities. A spring member 12 is bent upon itself to form oppositely disposed similar arms having outturned ends 1.3 that pass through the bearing apertures, the intermediate portion of the arms having concave off-sets 14- sub stantially in alinement with the throat of the container whenthe spring member is in operative position, the spring member be ing proportioned so that its inner end rests on the rack when ready to support an instrument. As indicated in Fig. 5, the spring member readily supports a syringe whose barrel be snapped into engagement with it. As also indicated in F 5 by the dotted lines the spring member may be dropped to allow the insertion of an instrument with finger pull.

When in use the rack is so adjusted to the length of the syringe to which the apparatus is adapted. that the needle of the instrument clears the bottom of the bottle. The syringe may be filled by drawing up the plunger to its limit.

A device of this character keeps an instrument in usable and aseptic condition with the packing and plunger moistened so that the instrument does not leak and can be instantly brought into use.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What I claim is 1. A rack of the type described comprising a vertical stein adapted to have the lower end thereof detachably connected to the neck of a receptacle, a vertical rack adjustably supported by said stem, rigid arms carried by the side edges of said rack and projecting from one side thereof and adapted to extend over the mouth of the receptacle, and means arranged between said arms adapted to support an article in a suspended position relative to said arms.

2. A rack of the type described comprising a vertical stein, resilient clips carried bythe lower end thereof, a set screw carried by said stem, a vertical rack adjustably held against said stein by said set screw, rigid arms carried by the upper end of said rack, and means arranged'between said arms and adapted to support an article in a suspended position relatively thereto.

3. A rack of the typedescribed comprising a vertical stem, resilient clips carried thereby and adapted-to engage a receptacle, a lug carried by the upper end of said stem, a vertical rack having a slot formed therein to receive the lug'of said stem, a set screw carried by said stem and adju'stabl'y holding said rack against said stem, parallel arms carried-by said rack, and means carried by said arms adapted to hold an article in a suspended position.

4:. A rack of the type described comprising spring clips adapted to yieldably embrace the neck of a receptacle, an upright stem carried thereby and'provided with an ingspring clips adapted to yieldably embrace the up'per portion of a receptacle, an upright stem carried thereby and provided with a lateral projection, a rack having a depending longitudinally slotted portion in sliding engagement with the stem and the projection thereof, a pair of substantially parallel arms forming partof said rack, a clamping member for holding said rack relatively to said stem, and a springmem- 'ber bent upon i'tselfto form oppositely dis posed similar arms with outturned end portions'pivoted inbearing apertures in the arms-of said rack, the spring member being adapted to rest in "the rack when turned in substantially horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GUSTAV R. SCHIMMEL.

\Vitnesses LEWIS E. FLAN'DERS, ANNA M. Dean.

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